Annual/Termination Reports:

[12/20/2002] [06/27/2003] [11/04/2004]

Report Information

Participants

Albert Allen Mississippi State University
Jay Akridge Purdue University
Gregory Baker Santa Clara University, CA
David Barton Kansas State University
Kevin Bernhardt UW_Platteville
Arlo Biere Kansas State University
Mike Boehlje Purdue University
Michael Boland Kansas State University
John Brooker University of Tennessee
Larry Burt Oregon State
Jim Casey CSU-Fresno
Fabio Chaddad Washington State Unviversity
Duncan M Chembezi Alabama A&M
Dennis Conley University of Nebraska
Athony Crooks USDA
Francisco Diaz-Hermelo Purdue University
Bill Dobson Wisconsin-Madison
Frank Dooley Purdue University
Yann Duval Washington State Unviversity
Ed Estes North Carolina State University
Gary F. Fairchild University of Florida
Wojciech Florkowski University of Georgia
Joan Fulton Purdue University
Jose Garcia-Vega Universidad de Monterey
Wayne Gauthier Lousiana State University
Brent Gloy Cornell University
Peter Goldsmith Illinois
Hamisch Gow Illinois
Allan Gray Purdue University
David Hahn Ohio State University
James Hagen Cornell University
Jill Halfman Tarleton State University
Charlie Hall University of Tennessee
Sue Hine Colorado State University
David Holder USDA-CSREES
Neal Hooker Ohio State University
Lisa House University of Florida
Antonio Torres Jr. Purdue University
Don Larson Ohio State University
Annette Levi CA State University, Chico
Kerry Litzenberg Texas A&M
Todd Lone CSU-Chico
Conrad Lyford Oklahoma State University
Mike Mazzocco Illinois
Karl Meilke University of Guelph
LeeAnn Moss The Ohio State University
Desmond Ng University of Alberta
William Nganje North Dakota State University
Antonio Nogueira University of Sao Paulo
Patrick D. O'Rourke Illinois State
Robert Oehrtman Oklahoma State University
Lance Oliver University of Ilinois
Stacey Olson Tarleton State University
Mechel Paggi CSU-Fresno
Joe Parcell University of Missouri
Art Parker CSU-Pomona
Juan Penaherrera Michigan State University
Chris Peterson Michigan State University
Michael Poray Purdue University
Alice Rhea University of Tennessee
John Siebert Texas A&M
David Smith CSU-Fresno
Steve Sonka Illinois
Dave Sparling University of Guelph
Tom Sporleder Ohio State University
Andrew S. Starbird Santa Clara University, CA
James Sterns University of Florida
Geetanjali Tandon University of Ilinois
Eric Thor Arizona State University
Mardianto Tjia
Steve Torok University of Wyoming
Wendy Umberger Colorado State University
Cheryl Wachenheim North Dakota State University
Mark Wade University of Florida
Hank Wallace CSU-Chico
Ruby Ward Utah State
James Weidman Cal Poly at Pomona
Randy Westgren Illinois
Glen Whipple University of Wyoming
Rick Whitacre Illinois State
Paul Wilson University of Arizona
Randy Winter Illinois State
Ferdinand Wirth University of Florida
Keith Woodford Lincoln University, New Zealand
Tim Woods University of Kentucky
Max Wortman Iowa State University
Al Wysocki University of Florida
Kimberly Zeuli UW-Madison

Brief Summary of Minutes

This section is divided into three sections: 1) Minutes, 2)Agenda, and 3) Treasurer‘s Report.

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Section 1) Minutes

2002 Annual Meeting Minutes



Minutes from the WCC-72 Meeting, Las Vegas

June, 2002



The meeting began with a business session where the nominating committee was selected. This was followed by a Knowledge Management Industry Focus with Mr. Michael OConnor, a retired executive director of the Food Marketing Institute, speaking. The overall presentation generated a great deal of discussion and questions.



Next were two book reviews on knowledge management: Tom Sporleder reviewed Knowledge Management and Charlie Hall reviewed Fast Food Nation, the latter of which generated a lot of questions and answers.



The afternoon session began with two papers on knowledge management strategy with Desmond Ng first presenting a knowledge-based view of strategy and Hamish Gow then presenting a new model for analyzing how businesses can cooperate to compete in high velocity global markets.



This session was followed by a presentation of knowledge management in Asia with Eric Thor talking about his experiences in China and Jim Hagen presenting his work in Southeast AsiaVietnam.



This was followed by the last paper session of the day including applied research done in the area of knowledge management. David Sparling, Geetanjali Tandon, and LeeAnn Moss all presented research that they had completed in the area. This concluded the first day of the program.



Day two started with a business session where the new secretary for next year was elected. Next years officers include: Charlie Hall as president, Sue Hine, vice chair, Cheryl Wachenheim will be the new secretary and Al Wysocki will continue on as treasurer.



Next was a special panel discussion on outside perspectives of agribusiness research, teaching, and outreach. David Holder of the USDA and Otto Doering, Purdue University helped to provide different insights as individuals outside of the agribusiness discipline. A great deal of questions and comments (as well as areas of concern to pursue) were generated by the discussion following their presentations.



Lisa House next presented research completed on Ph.D. education. She described a survey sent to recent graduates and their responses to issues surrounding their education in the area of agribusiness. Again, many questions were generated and a good discussion followed. Randy Westgren also presented some new ideas about where the discipline is going and offered a lot of food for thought as well as some new perspectives.



The last agenda in the morning was a panel of recent Ph.D. grads who talked about their individual experiences in both their graduate program and new jobshow well prepared they were and their recommendations for other graduates following in their footsteps.



In the afternoon, there were two paper sessions. The first included papers about the vegetable and fruit industry in Guatemalan presented by Juan-Manuel Estrada, a vegetable case study in Colorado presented by Susan Hine, and an IFAS team Update of their recent survey work given by Alice Rhea.



The second and last session was on supply chains in knowledge management and included a paper on vertical coordination and knowledge creation by Antonio Nogueria and Mike Mazzocco reported on a consumer survey completed on consumer responses to GMO foods.



All papers can be downloaded from the WCC-72 website located at:

http://wcc72web:wcc72web@spnode16.nerdc.ufl.edu:8910/SCRIPT/WCC72/scripts/serve_home



Respectfully submitted by



Susan Hine, Secretary WCC-72

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Section 2: Agenda

2002 Meeting Agenda



WCC-72



The Western Coordinating

Committee on Agribusiness



Annual Meeting - June 23-26, 2002

Boardwalk Hotel Casino, Las Vegas, NV www.hiboardwalk.com

Coney Island A, 2nd Level





2002 Executive Committee



President: Peter Goldsmith, U. of Illinois

Pgoldsmi@uiuc.edu

Vice President: Charlie Hall, U. of Tennessee

mailto:crh@utk.edu

Secretary: Sue Hine, Colorado State

suehine@lamar.colostate.edu

Treasurer: Allen Wysocki, U. of Florida

Wysocki@ufl.edu

Ex Officio: Frank Dooley, Purdue U.

and Max Wortman, Iowa State U.





Guest:

Mr. Michael OConnor, Retired Executive Director, Food Marketing Institute





Sunday, June 23, 2002

Informal Drop In 7:00pm to 10:00pm

This is the totally casual hospitality chat in the WCC-72 Presidents Suite (i.e., in Peters hotel room). It is a come & go.



Monday, June 24, 2002

7:15am Registration & Continental Breakfast



7:45am

Business Session#1

Moderator: Peter Goldsmith, U. Illinois

Welcome, Introductions, Selection of the Nominations Committee



8:15 am

Session #1

Knowledge Management Industry Focus

Moderator: Hamish Gow, U. Illinois

Mr. Michael OConnor, Retired Executive Director, Food Marketing Institute



10:00 am Coffee Break



10:15 am

Session #2

Knowledge Management: Asian Agribusiness

Moderator: Max Wortman, Iowa State

1. Eric Thor, ASU. The Western US and China Project

2. Jim Hagen, Cornell. Food Distribution in Southeast Asia



11:45 Lunch - Beacon Tower



1:00 PM

Session #3

Knowledge Management: Strategy

Moderator: Mike Mazzocco, University of Illinois

1. Hamish Gow, U Ill. Cooperating to Compete in High Velocity Global Markets

2. Desmond Ng, U. Alberta. Knowledge-based View of Strategy



2:00 PM

Session #4

Knowledge Management: Book Reviews

Moderator: Dennis Conley, U.Nebraska

1. Charlie Hall, U. Tenn. Fast Food Nation

2. Tom Sporleder, OSU Knowledge Management



3:15 Break

3:30 PM

Session #5:

Knowledge Management: Applied Research

Moderator: Charlie Hall, U. Tennessee

1. David Sparling, U. Guelph. Innovation in Canadian Agri-Food Sector

2. Geetanjali Tandon, U. Illinois Advanced Technology and Knowledge Transfer

3. LeeAnn Moss, OSU. Knowledge Capital, Intangible Assets, and Leverage



4:45pm Posters & Cash Bar

Tuesday, June 25, 2001

7:15am Breakfast

7:45am

Business Session #2

Moderator: Peter Goldsmith, U of Illinois



8:15am

Session #6

Special Panel Discussion

Moderator: Michael Boehlje, Purdue

Outside Perspectives on Agribusiness Research, Teaching, and Outreach

Susan Offutt, Director ERS

David Holder, USDA-CSREES

Otto Doering, Purdue University



9:30am Break



10:00am

Session #7

Ph D Curriculum.

Moderator: Chris Peterson, Michigan State University

1. Lisa House, U. Florida. Agribusiness Research Methods and PhD Education

2. Randy Westgren, U. Illinois. Homosocial Reproduction in PhD Education



11:15am

Session #8

Ph D Curriculum: Panel of PhD Grads

Moderator: Conrad Lyford, Texas Tech University

Lee Anne Moss, OSU

William Nganje, N.D. State

Wendy Umberger, CSU

11:45 Lunch on Your Own



1:15pm

Session #9

Fruit and Vegetable Industry

Joint session with S222.

Moderator: Al Wysocki, University of Florida

Three papers from S222

1. Juan-Manuel Estrada, A Case Study of Guatemalan Raspberries

2. Susan Hine, CSU. A Case Study of Vegetable Growers in Colorado

3. Tim Woods, UK. An IFAS Team Update



2:45pm Coffee Break.



3:00pm

Session #10

Knowledge Management: Supply Chains

Moderator: Allan Gray, Purdue University

1. Antonio Nogueria, Vertical Coordination and Knowledge Creation

2 Mike Mazzocco, University of Illinois. Consumer Response to GMO Foods



4:00pm WCC-72 Program Ends



Wednesday June 26 8:00am - Noon

NC-224 Meeting

Beacon Tower



Wednesday June 26 8:00am  Noon

S222 Meeting

Brighton Beach



Registration Information



The $140.00 registration can be paid in advance (to the University of Florida) and sent to:

Dr. Allen Wysocki, Treasurer

Food & Resource Economics

University of Florida

P.O. Box 110240

Gainesville, FL 32611-0240





The Boardwalk Hotel and Casino has offered our group a special rate of $79 per night on Saturday June 22, and $39 per night from Sunday June 23 to Friday June 28th.



Book your reservations directly with the Boardwalk Hotel & Casino by calling Room Reservations at (800) 635-4581 before June 1, 2002. Please indicate that you are part of the Western Coordinating Committee on Agribusiness group. You will be required to put down a deposit of one night‘s stay to guarantee your room and the rate.

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The treasurer‘s report. In brief, the Committee financially had a positive year and ended the year with a strong balance in its bank account. The full report is in PDF format and can be found at:

http://webct1.nerdc.ufl.edu:8900/public/WCC72/index.html

Accomplishments

2002 Accomplishments<br /> <br><br /> <br>1. Annual Meeting- more attendees than in recent memory<br /> <br>2. Engaged an outside Review Panel on Strategy for WCC-72 in light of AEM/IAMA/FDRS/FAMPS<br /> <br>3. Novel Book Review Session at the annual meeting<br /> <br>4. Follow up to 2001 meeting analyzing Agribusiness as a sub-discipline<br /> <br>a. PhD curriculum module at the annual meeting<br /> <br>b. Responses from PhD Students at the annual meeting<br /> <br>5. Expanded the coordination role of WCC-72: S-222/ NCR-224 <br /> <br>6. Second year of a successful competitive-blind review paper selection process for the annual meeting<br /> <br>7. Successful implementation of an active web-site (Thanks to efforts of Al Wysocki of the University of Florida)<br /> <br>8. Successful transfer of Committee accounts to University of Florida<br /> <br><br /> <br>****************************************************<br /> <br>The coming year:<br /> <br> 1) Focus on the Extension mission for Agribusiness professors at<br /> <br> the annual meeting<br /> <br>2) Build on relationships with AEM, IAMA, FDRS, S222, and NC224:<br /> <br>specifically greater integration with the WCC-72 annual meeting and the development of a winter agribusiness conference<br /> <br><br /> <br>

Publications

Selected Papers<br /> <br>Arellano,-F.; Hine,-S.; Thilmany,-D.D. Using MANECSIM as a simulation for agribusiness capstone courses. Rev-agric-econ. Spring/Summer 2001. v. 23 (1) p. 275-285.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Baker,-G.A.; Leidecker,-J.K. Does it pay to plan?: strategic planning and financial performance. Agribusiness. Summer 2001. v. 17 (3) p. 355-364.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Bruynis, Christopher, Peter D. Goldsmith, David E. Hahn, and William J. Taylor. "Critical Success Factors for Emerging Agricultural Marketing Cooperatives." Journal of Cooperation. vol 16. 2001. p 14-24.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Gillespie,-J.M.; Fulton,-J.R. A markov chain analysis of the size of hog production firms in the United States. Agribusiness. Autumn 2001. v. 17 (4).<br /> <br><br /> <br>Goldsmith, Peter D., A. Salvador, D. Knipe, and E. Kendall. Structural Change or Logical Incrementalism? Turbulence in the Global Meat System. Journal of Chain and Network Science. Forthcoming. October, 2002.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Goldsmith, Peter D. and Rishi Basak. Incentive Contracts and Environmental Performance Indicators. Journal of Environmental and Resource Economics. Vol 20:4. 2001: pp 257-277.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Goldsmith, Peter D. "Innovation, Supply Chain Control, and the Welfare of Farmers: The Economics of Genetically Modified Seeds." American Behavioral Scientist. Volume 44 (8). April, 2001: 1302-1326.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Phillip, L.E., P. D. Goldsmith, M. Bergeron, and P.R. Peterson. "Optimizing Cow_Calf Pasture Management Systems: System Responses and Adoption Implications." Canadian Journal of Animal Science. Volume 81. March. 2001. <br /> <br><br /> <br>Siebert,-J.W.; Davis,-G.C.; Litzenberg,-K.K.; Broder,-J.M. Time allocation decisions associated with job market preparation Am-j-agric-econ. Feb 2002. v. 84 (1) p. 222-233.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Sporleder, T. L and P. D. Goldsmith. Alternative Firm Strategies for Signaling Quality in the Food System. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 49(4)(2001): 591-604. <br /> <br><br /> <br>Wachenheim,-C.J.; DeVuyst,-E.A. Strategic response to mandatory reporting legislation in the U.S. livestock and meat industries: are collusive opportunities enhanced. Agribusiness. New York. Spring 2001. v. 17 (2)<br /> <br>

Impact Statements

1. Addressed, continuing the momentum of 2001, the topic of strategic planning for agribusiness as a sub-discipline
2. Created a dialogue about Agribusiness as a sub-discipline: research methodology, PhD curriculum
3. Enhanced the coordinating function of the Committee creating linkages with other Committees
4. Continued the practice begun in 2001 of a blind review/competitive process for selected papers
5. elevating the scholarship at the meeting
6. Broadened the participation in WCC-72
7. across other committees, more senior professors, outside stakeholders, and internationally

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Report Information

Participants

Jay Akridge - Purdue University;
Albert Allen - Mississippi State University;
Gregory Baker - Santa Clara University;
David Barton - Kansas State University;
Kevin Bernhardt - UW-Plattville;
Arlo Biere - Kansas State University;
Mike Boehlje - Purdue University;
Michael Boland - Kansas State University;
John Brooker - University of Tennessee;
Larry Burt - Oregon State University;
Jim Casey - Cal State Fresno;
Julie Caswell - University of Massachusetts;
Fabio Chaddad - Washington State University;
Duncan M Chembezi - Alabama A&M University;
Dennis Conley - University of Nebraska;
Tony Crooks - USDA RCBS;
Cheryl DeVuyst - North Dakota State University;
Francisco Diaz-Hermelo - Purdue University;
Bill Dobson - University of Wisconsin;
Frank Dooley - Purdue University;
Yann Duval - Washington State University;
David Eastwood - University of Tennessee;
Ed Estes - North Carolina State University;
Gary F. Fairchild - University of Florida;
Wojciech Florkowski - University of Georgia;
Jerry Fruin - Univeristy of Minnesota;
Joan Fulton - Purdue University;
Paul Gallagher - Iowa State University;
Jose Garcia-Vega - Universidad de Monterrey;
Wayne Gauthier - Lousiana State University;
Brent Gloy - Cornell University;
Peter Goldsmith - University of Illinois;
Hamisch Gow - University of Illinois;
Allan Gray - Purdue University;
James Hagen - Cornell University;
David Hahn - Ohio State University;
Jill Halfman - Tarleton University;
Charlie Hall - University of Tennessee;
Sue Hine - Colorado State University;
Neal Hooker - Ohio State University;
Lisa House - University of Florida;
Lynn Hunicutt - Utah State University;
Aaron Johnson - Oregon State University;
Heather Johnson - Oregon State University;
Simeon Kaitibie - North Dakota State University;
David Kraenzel - North Dakota State University;
Don Larson - Ohio State University;
Annette Levi - Cal State Chico;
Kerry Litzenberg - Texas A&M University;
Todd Lone - Cal State Chico;
Conrad Lyford - Texas Tech University;
Darrell Mark - University of Nebraska;
Mike Mazzocco - University of Illinois;
Karl Meilke - University of Guelph;
LeeAnn Moss - Ohio State University;
Desmond Ng - University of Alberta;
William Nganje - North Dakota State University;
Antonio Nogueira - University of Sao Paulo;
John Nwoha - Lousiana Tech University;
Patrick D. O'Rourke - Illinois State University;
Robert Oehrtman - Oklahoma State University;
Stacey Olson - Tarleton University;
Mechel Paggi - Cal State Fresno;
Joe Parcell - University of Missouri;
Art Parker - Cal Poly Pomona;
Chris Peterson - Michigan State University;
Jon Phillips - Cal Poly Pomona;
Michael Poray - Purdue University;
John Siebert - Texas A&M University;
David Smith - Cal State Fresno;
Steve Sonka - University of Illinois;
Dave Sparling - University of Guelph;
Tom Sporleder - Ohio State University;
Andrew S. Starbird - Santa Clara University;
James Sterns - University of Florida;
Steve Torok - University of Wyoming;
Wendy Umberger - Colorado State University;
Cheryl Wachenheim - North Dakota State University;
Mark Wade - Univerisity of Tennessee;
Hank Wallace - Cal State Chico;
Ruby Ward - Utah State University;
James Weidman - Cal Poly Pomona;
Randy Westgren - University of Illinois;
Glen Whipple - Universty of Wyoming;
Rick Whitacre - Illinois State University;
Paul Wilson - University of Arizona;
Randy Winter - Illinois State University;
Ferdinand Wirth - University of Florida;
Keith Woodford - Lincoln AC New Zeeland;
Tim Woods - University of Kentucky;
Max Wortman - Iowa State University;
Al Wysocki - University of Florida;
Kimberly Zeuli - University of Wisconsin;

Brief Summary of Minutes

Minutes from the WCC-72 Meeting, Las Vegas,June, 2003



The meeting began with a business session where the nominating committee was selected. This was followed with a presentation by Dr. Julie Caswell, Food Safety, What is the Economists Value Added. The presentation was very informative and addressed many key issues surrounding food safety today.

The first paper session included topics about consumer food safety behavior. Wendy Umberger, Colorado State University, presented her work on characteristics affecting consumer perceptions and preference for U.S. labeled beef. This was followed by Lynn Hunnicutt of Utah State, who presented the results of a survey conducted to determine consumer views on the safety aspects of various characteristics of produce.



The second paper session dealt with industry food safety actions with a paper presented by Susan Hine of Colorado State University, Employees and Food Safety: Is Training Im0ortant to Food Service Managers? The next paper in this session was Food Safety Risk Perception Gap between Consumers and Processors of Specialty Meats presented by Willaim Nganje of North Dakota State. The last paper in the session, Analysis of Strategic Marketing Decisions for Organic Ag Producers, was presented by Jon Phillips of Cal Poly, Pomona.



In first session of the afternoon, Tony Crooks of the Rural Business Cooperative Services, presented a 2002 study completed on the challenges facing agricultural cooperatives in the 21st century. This was followed by two papers: Karl Meilke, University of Guelph, presented a paper on Modeling Bio-terrorism in the Agrifood Sector. This was followed by a presentation by Greg Baker, Santa Clara, on a study that he conducted on Factors Affecting Consumer Response to Low Probability Food Safety Risks. This was followed by a cash bar, which concluded this days events.



Day two started with a business session where the new secretary for next year was elected. Next years officers will include: Sue Hine as chair, Cheryl Wachenheim vice chair, Ruby Ward will be the new secretary and Al Wysocki will continue on as treasurer. Al presented the treasurers report, which showed that we are operating with a small surplus and we should be in good shape for next year. The minutes for the 2002 meeting were then approved.



Next, Charlie Hall discussed the need to complete an annual report in order to maintain funding for this committee. All members were requested to submit any work (including collaboration with other members) to be included the report. He will complete this report (with the assistance of Sue Hine) before leaving his duties as chair. The members of the committee all expressed their thanks to Al Wysocki for his continued work as treasurer and web master. Glen Whipple then gave his report as the regional director for this committee and stated that he has been very impressed with the group as a whole and enjoys attending our meetings. A date was then set for next year, June 7-9, at the Boardwalk once again.

Accomplishments

Coordination of research effort for study of determinants of motivation of agribusiness students between four members of WCC72, Wysocki(Florida) , Dooley(Purdue), Litzenberg and Siebert (TAMU).<br /> <br><br /> <br>Expanded the coordination of WCC-72, NCR-224, and S-222 by having joint annual meetings, paper presentations, and research project planning.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Third year of a successful competitive, blind-review paper selection process for papers to be presented at the annual meeting.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Successful implementation of an active WCC-72 website (site is located at https://webct.ufl.edu:9030/public/WCC72/index.html and maintained by Dr. Al Wysocki at the University of Florida).<br /> <br><br /> <br>Increased the participation in WCC-72 by including 1890 and private schools in all correspondence, access to website across other committees, and inviting more senior professors, outside stakeholders, and international participants.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Took a more active approach in integrating Extension educational programming and corresponding outreach functions within the scope of WCC-72.<br /> <br><br /> <br>WCC-72 has been valuable as an outlet for research and as a networking group for testing and improvement of teaching tools such as the agribusiness simulation entitled "ProStar" which was developed at Illinois State University.

Publications

Bullock, K. Wayne, Kerry K. Litzenberg, David A. Bessler,  Future Employment Opportunities for Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resource Higher Education Graduates, submitted to Journal of Economic Education Review, June 2003. <br /> <br><br /> <br>Hall, C., Fairchild, G., Taylor, G., Litzenberg, K.,Baker, G., Agribusiness Capstone Courses Design: Objectives and Strategies. submitted to International Food and Agribusiness Management Review., May 2002.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Siebert, John, George Davis, Kerry Litzenberg, and Joseph Broder, Time Allocation Decisions Associated with Job Market Preparations: Undergraduate Perception Versus Market Realities, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 84 (1), February 2002, p222-233.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Barton, Susan, Bridget Behe, Charles Hall, John Haydu, Roger Hinson, Robert McNiel, Travis Phillips, Russell Powell, and Forrest Stegelin. 2003. <br /> <br>Establishing and Operating a Garden Center: Requirements and Costs. NRAES-161, February 2003.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Caswell, Julie A. In Press. Setting Food Safety Priorities: Toward a Risk ANALYSIS Based System. In Setting Food Safety Priorities: Toward a Risk-Based System, ed. Sandra A. Hoffman and Michael R. Taylor. Washington, DC: Resources for the Future.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Ten Conversations About Identity Preservation (PDF) by Peter Goldsmith and Karen Bender, research report for the Illinois Soybean Program Operating Board, May 5, 2003 <br /> <br><br /> <br>Sporleder, Thomas and Peter Goldsmith, Differentiation within the Grain and Oilseeds Sectors: The Evolution and Reengineering of Supply Chains. This manuscript was prepared for presentation at the Economic Research Service Symposium on Product Differentiation and Market Segmentation in Grains and Oilseeds: Implications for an Industry in Transition, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., January 27-28, 2003.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Goldsmith, Peter D., C. Pomar, Z. Tao, and J. Rivest. "Social Welfare and the Selection of the Optimum Hog Slaughter Weight." The Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics. Forthcoming November, 2003<br /> <br><br /> <br>Goldsmith, Peter D., Gabriel Ramos and Carlos Steiger. Intellectual Property Piracy in a North- South Context: Empirical Evidence. Journal of International Business Studies. Under review. May, 2003.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Goldsmith, Peter D. , H. Gow, and N. Turan. Is it Safe? Post-Market Surveillance versus -ante Signalling. Food Policy. Under Revision. May, 2003.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Ansine, G.W, M.H. Thomas, N. Stratis, K. Millia, P. Goldsmith and Bruton, N.L. The Environmental Effects of the Swine Industry on Residential Property Value in North Carolina. Under Revision. The Journal of Applied and Agricultural Economics. May 2003.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Goldsmith, Peter D. and Hamish R. Gow. Strategic Positioning Under Agricultural Structural Change: A Critique of Long Jump Co-operative Ventures. The International Food and Agribusiness Management Review. Accepted, April 2003.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Goldsmith, Peter D., Gabriel Ramos and Carlos Steiger. A Tale of Two Businesses: Intellectual Property Rights and the Marketing of Agricultural Biotechnology. Choices. Accepted. April, 2003.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Goldsmith, Peter D., F. Amankwah, K. Gunjal, , and J. Smith. Financial Feasibility of Producing Value-Added Seafood Products from Shrimp Waste. Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology. Accepted. February, 2003.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Goldsmith, Peter D., K. Gunjal, and B. Ndarishikanye, Rural-Urban Migration and Agricultural Productivity: The Case of Senegal. Agricultural Economics. Forthcoming. January, 2003.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Ansine, G.W, M.H. Thomas, N. Stratis, K. Millia, P. Goldsmith and Bruton, N.L. The Environmental Effects of the Swine Industry on Residential Property Value in North Carolina. Revised and Resubmitted. The Journal of Applied and Agricultural Economics. January, 2003.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Siebert, John W., Coy Meyring and Dustin Newton. "Facilitating Structural Change in Animal Agriculture, the Case of Enviro Ag Engineering." (This piece has been submitted to International Food and Agribusiness Management Review.)<br /> <br><br /> <br>Nayga, Rudolfo and John Siebert. "Analysis of At-Home Consumption of Dairy Products in the United States." (This piece has been submitted to International Food and Agribusiness Management Review.)<br /> <br><br /> <br>Hine, Susan, Joan R. Fulton, Maria L. Loureiro, Jennifer M. Vandeburg, and Kevin T. McNamara. "Local Cooperatives&lsquo; Evaluation of Business Investment Opportunities," Journal of Agribusiness, Volume 21, Number 1, Spring 2003.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Lyford, Conrad P., Donald J. Ricks, H. Christopher Peterson, and James A. Sterns. "A Framework for Effective Industry Strategic Planning," Journal of Agribusiness, Volume 20, Number 2, Fall 2002.<br /> <br><br /> <br>"What are Agricultural Economics Ph.D. Students Learning about Agribusiness Research Methods and Subject Areas," Nacta Journal, 2003, vol.47, no.2, pp. 31-35.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Polyn, G. "Agribusiness hedging Cargill: cultivating growth," Risk, 2003, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 45-46.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Loureiro, Maria and Susan Hine. "Discovering Niche Markets: A Comparison of Consumer Willingness to Pay for Local (Colorado Grown), Organic, and GMO-Free Products," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Volume 34, No.3, 2002.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Starbird, S. Andrew. The Effect of Coordinated Replenishment on Quality. Journal of the Operational Research Society. Vol. 54, No. 1, pp. 32-39. 2003.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Starbird, S. Andrew. Penalties, Rewards, and Inspection: Provision for Quality in Supply Chain Contracts. Journal of the Operational Research Society. Vol. 52, No. 1, pp. 109-115. January 2001.<br /> <br><br /> <br>Starbird, S. Andrew. Designing Food Safety Regulations: the Effect of Inspection Policy and Penalties for Noncompliance on Food Processor Behavior, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 616-635, December 2000.

Impact Statements

1. Enhanced the coordinating function of the Committee by creating linkages with other Multi-state Committees
2. Created a dialogue about Agribusiness as a sub-discipline including research methodology, PhD curriculum, Extension educational programming.
3. Broadened the participation in WCC-72 by including 1890 and private schools in correspondence, access to website across other committees, more senior professors, outside stakeholders, and internationally.
4. Continued the practice begun in 2001 of a blind review, competitive process for selected papers presented at the annual meeting.
5. Continued the momentum of strategic planning sessions of recent years regarding the development of agribusiness as a sub-discipline within the agricultural economics arena.

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Brief Summary of Minutes

Minutes from the WCC-72 Meeting 2004

Dates: June 7-8, 2004
Place: Las Vegas, Nevada

The meeting began with a business session moderated by Sue Hine. The nominating committee was selected. People that had ideas for next years conference were instructed to give them to Ruby Ward.

This was followed by a presentation by Dr. Allen R. Williams, The Jacob Alliance on Niche Beef Marketing: Is it for you? This was an informative session about different farmers producing grass fed beef and/or beef with other characteristics. Some farmers were branding their own beef.

A Panel discussion on Country of origin labeling followed. The panel included different people from the University of Florida and covered the beef industry (Ann Davidson Jones), produce industry (Leigh Ann Love) as well as the politics involved (James Stern).

The first session of the afternoon was on agribusiness alliances and transportation. The first paper on Cooperative Grain Marketing Alliance was presented by Philip Kenkel of Oklahoma State University. This was followed by Fabio Chaddad, Washington State University, presenting Beef Supply Chain Alliances. The last paper in this session was given by Jerry Fruin of the University of Minnesota entitled Economics and Environmental Impacts of the Minneapolis Upper Harbor.

The second session of the afternoon covered different teaching issues. John Siebert, Texas A&M University discussed Factors Associated with Student Motivation. Cheryl Wachenheim of North Dakota State University gave a demonstration of engaging students using personal response systems.

The last session of the day looked at issues from the shoppers perspective. GM Foods: Awareness, Attitudes and Perceptions, was presented by Cheryl Wachenheim, North Dakota State University. This was followed by Food Safety Risks by Greg Baker or Santa Clara University. Gabriel Elepu of the University of Illinois presented Repeat Visits to Farmers Markets. This was followed by a cash bar which concluded the days events.

Day two started with a business session moderated by Sue Hine. The secretary for the next year was elected. The officers for next year will include: Cheryl Wachenheim as chair, Ruby Ward as vice chair, James Stern will be the new secretary and Al Wysocki will continue as treasurer. Al presented the treasurers report, which showed that we are operating at a small surplus, but need to be aware of dues and other expenses. The minutes from the 2003 meeting were approved. There was some discussion of having some awards given by the committee. Cheryl Wachenheim is going to pursue this. Discussions were also undertaken on recruiting new members. Members were encouraged to actively seek out new members and where possible to encourage graduate students to attend the meetings and present their research. Glen Whipple gave his report as the regional director for this committee and stated that he enjoys the group and the meetings. Glen indicated that he would send letters to departments thanking the officers. The meeting dates were set as June 20-21, 2005. This was done in an effort to allow people teaching on the quarter system to attend.

The first paper session of the day was on evaluating cost effectiveness. Sue Hine of Colorado State University presented Warehouse Expansion for Potato Marketing Cooperatives. This was followed by Cost-Effective Food Safety Risk Intervention Strategies by William Nganje, North Dakota State University. Michael Gunderson of Purdue University presented the last paper of the session Consumer Lifetime Values in Agricultural Lending.

The first session following lunch was on key issues in the agribusiness sectors. The session started with a presentation by Jon Phillips or California State Polytechnic University at Pomona on Competitiveness in the California Strawberry Sector. This was followed by Dynamics in Global Soybean Processing Sector presented by Peter Goldsmith of the University of Illinois. The last paper was presented by Anthony Crooks entitled, The Hoizon Problem in the Corn Processing Sector.

The program concluded after these last presentations. Some people stayed and discussed certain issues for awhile.

Respectfully submitted by

Ruby Ward

Accomplishments

We have been continuing to work on coordination of research, extension, and teaching projects among participating faculty, graduate students, government, and industry leaders that results in the publication of joint research papers and extension publications. Additionally we have identified critical issues facing our industry such as food safety the role of genetically modified organism and products, and Country Origin of Labeling and then finding ways to conduct joint research that can help to provide timely information to the public. We had a number of presentations and discussions of research findings regarding issues related to agribusiness management and competitiveness. We have increased information exchange among participants and others through the cataloguing of completed and ongoing research and extension projects and products on the coordinating committees home page. ·Finally we have increased quality and output of research and extension products through participant collaboration in integrated and multi-state work.

Publications

Cook, M.L. and Chaddad, F.R. (2004). "Redesigning Cooperative Boundaries: The Emergence of New Models," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 86(5): 1249-1253.<br /> <br /> Chaddad, F.R. and Cook, M.L. (2004). "The Economics of Organization Structure Changes: A U.S. Perspective on Demutualization," Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 75(4): 575-594.<br /> <br /> Chaddad, F.R. and Cook, M.L. (2004). "Understanding New Cooperative Models: An Ownership-Control Rights Typology," Review of Agricultural Economics, 26(3): 348-360.<br /> <br /> Azevedo, P.F., Chaddad, F.R. and Farina, E.M.M.Q. (2004). "The Food Industry in Brazil and in the United States: The Impacts of FTAA on Trade and Investment." Working Paper SITI 07, Integration, Trade and Hemispheric Issues Division (ITD), Inter-American Development Bank.<br /> <br /> Bijman, J., Chaddad, F.R. and Cook, M.L. (2004). "How Strengthening Vertical Coordination May Lead to Restructuring of Macrohierarchies," Dynamics in Chains and Networks, H.J. Bremmers, S.W.F. Omta, J.H. Trienekens and E.F.M. Wubben (eds.), Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers, pp. 252-261.<br /> <br /> Hall, Charles R., Gary F. Farichild, Gregory A. Baker, Timothy G.<br /> Taylor, and Kerry K. Litzenberg. 2003. "Agribusiness Capstone Courses<br /> Design: Objetives and Strategies." International Food and Agribusiness<br /> Management Review. Volume 6, No. 4.<br /> <br /> Baker, Gregory A. 2003. "Food Safety and Fear: Factors Affecting<br /> Consumer Response to Food Safety Risk." International Food and<br /> Agribusiness Management Review. Volume 6, No. 1.<br /> <br /> Woods.<br /> <br /> A Marketing Systems Approach to Removing Distribution Barriers <br /> Confronting Small-Volume Fruit and Vegetable Growers, Southern <br /> Cooperative Series Bulletin 403, University of Tennessee Agricultural <br /> Experiment Station, Knoxville, Tennessee, <br /> http://cals.ncsu.edu/saaesd/scsb/list/2000.htm , August 2004, 110 pages<br /> <br /> Klingeman, William, David Eastwood, John Brooker, Charles Hall, Bridget<br /> Behe, and Patricia Knight. Consumer Survey Identifies Plant Management<br /> Awareness and Added Value of Dogwood Powdery Mildew Resistance,<br /> HortTechnology, Volume 14, Number 2, April-June 2004.<br /> <br /> Hall, C.R. 2004. Impacts of Technology on the Development, Production, and<br /> Marketing of Nursery Crops Acta Hort. (ISHS) 630:103-111,<br /> www.actahort.org/books/630/630_12.htm.<br /> <br /> Gardener, Justin, David Eastwood, Charles Hall, and John Brooker.<br /> Applying Decision Analysis Tools to the Pricing of Flowering Dogwood Trees<br /> that are Resistant to Powdery Mildew, HortTechnology, Volume 14, Number 1,<br /> January-March 2004.<br /> <br /> Eastwood, David, John Brooker, Charles Hall, Ed Estes, Tim Woods, James<br /> Epperson, and Forrest Stegelin. 2004. A Marketing Systems Approach to<br /> Removing Distribution Barriers Confronting Small-Volume Fruit and Vegetable<br /> Growers. Southern Cooperative Series Bulletin #403, ISBN 1-58161-403-1.<br /> <br /> John Brooker, Charles Hall, and David Eastwood, The Fourth National<br /> Nursery Industry Survey of Production and Marketing Practices,<br /> Proceedings of Southern Nurserymens Associations Research Conference:<br /> Forty-Ninth Annual Report, Volume 49, 2004.<br /> <br /> Charles Hall, John Brooker, and David Eastwood, The Status of<br /> Computerization in the U.S. Nursery Industry, Proceedings of Southern<br /> Nurserymens Associations Research Conference: Forty-Ninth Annual Report,<br /> Volume 49, 2004.<br /> <br /> Lesch, William C., and Cheryl J. Wachenheim. "Chairperson Views on the Internationalization of Agricultural Economics Curricula at Land Grant Universities." NACTA Journal 48(1):11-21, March 2004. <br /> <br /> Wachenheim, C.J. "Consumer Acceptance of Genetically Modified Food Products." AgBiotechNet Vol. 6, ABN 126, 1-6, 2004.<br /> <br /> Wachenheim, C.J., and W. C. Lesch. U.S. Executives Views on International Agribusiness Education in the United States: An IAMA Membership Survey. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 7(1):42-59, 2004.<br /> <br /> Wachenheim, C.J., and T. VanWechel. The Influence of Environmental Impact Information on Consumer Willingness to Pay for Products Labeled as Free of Genetically Modified Ingredients. Journal of Food Distribution Research 35(2):1-13, 2004 . <br /> <br /> Wachenheim, Cheryl W., Jeremy W. Mattson, and Won W. Koo. Canadian Exports of Livestock and Meat to the United States. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 52:1 (2004): 55-71. <br /> <br /> Lim, Heejin, Julia Heilig, Stan Ernst, Richard Widdows, and Neal H. Hooker. 2004. Tracking the Evolution of E-Grocers: A Quantitative Assessment. Journal of Food Distribution Research. 35(2): pp. 66-82<br /> <br /> Teratanavat, Ratapol and Neal H. Hooker. 2004a. Understanding the Characteristics of U.S. Meat and Poultry Recalls: 1994-2002. Food Control. 15(5): pp. 359-367<br /> <br /> Nganje, William, Simeon Kaitibie, and Thomas Taban. Multinomial Logit Model Comparing Consumers and Processors Risk Perception of Specialty Meats. Paper Accepted for publication, Agribusiness, An International Journal, September 2004. <br /> <br /> Dahl, Bruce, William Wilson and William Nganje. Stochastic Analysis of Variety Selection and Release Decision. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. Vol. 29, No. 1 (April): 94-111, 2004. <br /> <br /> Nganje, William, Dean Bangsund, Larry Leistritz, William Wilson, and Napoleon Tiapo. Estimating Regional Economic Impacts of Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat and Barley. Review of Agricultural Economics, Vol.26, No.3 (Fall):332-347, 2004. <br /> <br /> Nganje, William, William Wilson, and James Nolan. "Terrorism and the Grain Handling System in Canada and the United States. Current Agriculture, Food & Research Issues, A Journal of the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society. Number 2/2001/p. 37-48, 2004. <br /> <br /> Fulton, Joan, S. Hine, J. Vandeburg, K. McNamara (2004) A Local Cooperatives Financial and Strategic Analysis of the Evaluation of Potential Merger Partners, International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, Volume 7, Issue 3.<br /> <br /> Loureiro, Maria, S. Hine (2004) Preferences and Willingness to Pay for GM Labeling Policies, Journal of Food Policy, Issue 29/5 December.<br /> <br /> <br />

Impact Statements

1. 1. Coordinate timely research, extension, and teaching objectives of agribusiness researchers and educators by drawing on the expertise of academic and industry professionals in the agro-food system
2. 2. Serve as a forum for industry and government decision makers in management and staff research positions to interact with land grant researchers and extension specialists to share research results and discuss implications for enhancing agribusiness organizations in food production and distribution, the environment and economic well being.
3. 3. Maintain and develop electronic communication methods that facilitate the exchange and dissemination of information among industry, government, and academia in the agro-food system
4. 4. Improve the quality and quantity of agribusiness related research and extension that is produced by participating scientists and institutions. Enhance the effectiveness of coordinating committee participants by facilitating integrated and multi-state research and extension programs and greater access to extramural funds

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